Seacliffs Blog
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Remembering Tim Keller
I used to have a difficult relationship with my old man. Living on a different continent was enough distance and allowed me to chart the course I wanted. Or so I thought. I carried the bitterness and anger wherever I went. It started bubbling in ways that were not pretty around the global financial crisis.…
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Who the Son Sets Free
It was ten years ago this month that I went to Angola Prison and slept in one of these cells. I was a volunteer in a leadership development program that inmates mostly put on. As I hadn’t assaulted, murdered, or robbed anyone, I felt pretty good about myself. At the time, I only cared about…
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Day 100 in the New Role
Today marks the 100th day in my new role at Vanguard. This is the first time I’ve worked at a massive corporation. Reflecting on the time, a couple of themes came to the surface. Career change is a breeding group for self-doubt. Transitioning from my sales leader role to an internal coach meant starting over…
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The Wilderness
There is a theme throughout Hebrew and Christian Scriptures about the wilderness. The Israelite people spent 40 years wandering in the desert. Jesus was led into the desert for 40 days to be tempted by the devil. In the history of the Church, other groups of people, like the Desert Fathers and Mothers, sort out…
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Selling Consulting Services
As a consultant, you go into the work with the expertise you want to help and support people. Maybe you are good with accounting and finance. Or is perhaps marketing, content creation, and web design. Or it could be strategy and organizational management. To do the work, you need to sell a client your services.…
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Getting Clear
Wanting, praying for, and desiring success or something new and better comes easy as a human. Unless we are clear on the underlying motivators behind these tendencies is like driving without a steering wheel. They will determine where you end up and unless you have a handle on it, you may end up somewhere you…
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